A shooting Thursday afternoon in South St. Paul left a 20-year-old man dead and a 16-year-old boy in critical condition, police said.

The suspected gunman — a 19-year-old man — turned himself in to police shortly after the shooting, which happened just after 1:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of North Concord Street, police said.

Officers responding to a report of a shooting found the two shot males with traumatic injuries, Police Chief Bill Messerich said in a prepared statement. Medics from South Metro Fire and Health East Ambulance provided lifesaving measures, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The boy was taken to a local hospital, where he was in critical but stable condition Thursday afternoon, Messerich said.

Witnesses at the scene reported the suspect fled in a vehicle prior to officers’ arrival. A short time later, the suspect called the Dakota Communications Center and then surrendered to West St. Paul police officers, Messerich said.

The suspect was in custody at the South St. Paul Police Department late Thursday afternoon.

The investigation continues and additional details, including suspect information, will be released when available, Messerich said.

Anyone with information related to this investigation is asked to call South St. Paul police at 651-554-3300.

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